Evener



July 14, 1925.

J. J. BENTZ EVENER 2 sheets-sheet 2 Filed Jan. 2S, 1925 Patented July 14, 1925.

UNITED STATES' JACOB .BENT.Z, QF RAPID CITY, SQUTH DAKOTA- .EVENER- Appnpation'med.January 2 8, 1925. serial No. 5,280.` f

Totali whom t may concer/n.:

Be it known that I, JACOB J. BENTZ', citi- Zen of the United States, residing at'Rapid City, in the county'of Pennington and State of South Dalrota,`have inventedcer'tain new and useful `lmprovementsin an Evener, of which the following isal specification'.

This invention 'relates "to improvements in draft equalizers and has for its principal object to provide an evener whereby the .pull will be equally distributed amongst the several'horses connected to the draft bar.

Anotherimportant object is to provide an evener of the above mentioned character, :which will at all times b e positiveand eilicient in its operation, the same being further simple in constructiony inexpensivefand furthermore adapted for Athe purposes for which the same isdesigned. y

Other Objects and advantages 'efythis'invention will Lvbecoine apparent duri-ng the course of the followingdescription. 1

In 'the accompanying draw-ing forming part of this specification and .n which like numerals Vdesignate like parte .throughout `the saine; i

`Figure-1 is a top plan view of the evener embodying rmy invention, l

Fig'.` 2 ie a Side elevation- Fig. 3, is a top plan' viewof the draft Vbar withthe upper section removed showing the arrangement of thepulleys in the 'flexible cable. y

a is front view oftlie intercon- Vv,neetefl Singletrees. i

Figc is a sectional viewthrougli one of the clevisesand Fig; y6 is a fragment-ary enlarged front velevation of the draft bar.

Intliedrawings wherein for the purpose of illustration isl shown the preferred embodiment et my inventienvtlie numeral 1 'deeisnatee generally an enlengatecl draft bar, the same comprising the'upper and lower .sections 9, and '3. The sections are securedV in spaced relation through the medium of thespacing b locklV74 the saine beingarranged at the respective ends of the' sections l as clearly illustrated in .the drawings.`

" The draft bar lfis adaptedto be sup- Y ported on the wagon'or implement to be drawn by the animals through the medium of the attaching clevises 5, any number of which maybegprovided as necessary.

A pair of grooved pulleys 6 .and 7 vare vsupported in 'spaced 'relation .between the upper and lower sections of the draft-bar and one end thereofthrough the medium of the supporting pins y 8 which extends Vvertically throughthe upper and lower sec.- ltions, t A sinnlarpair of grooved pulleys 9 andl l0 respectively are arranged between ofthedraft bar, Isaid pairs of grooved pill- "leys being arranged in spaced relation with respect to eachother. The purpose of this arrangement will also be hereinafter more Ifnlly described. l

An elongated flexible element such as cable or rope andl designated generally by the nunjieral 17.is adapted to extend over the various pairsof groove-d pulleys, a plurality Vof guide pulleys such as areshown-at 18 being` associated 4witheach kofthe end pair of pulleys, e while a lguide pulley such as illustrated at 19 is associatedwvith each Vof the remaining pairs of the groove'dpulleys. The guide pulleys ,Cooperate Y with the P011- tions of each cable or rope in the manner clearly illustrated inFig, 13,.' The portion of the. cable which is disposed between the pulley 7 and the pulley 11 is disposedforward of the draft bar as is illustrated at '20, In a similar manner the portion of the flexible cable which is disposed between the pulley 12 and the pulley 15 is also extended forward of the'draft bar as illustrated at 21. The port-ions ofthe cable which extend forward from the draft bar andare disposed between the pulleys l0 and 13,` and the pulleys 14 and 1G respectively are desig- The respective ends and '275 of the "flexible cable are also disposed forward of the` vdraft bar as illustrated in Fig. Suitfnated by the numerals 22 and 23 respectively. l

able stop pins 26 extend vertically between the upper and lower sections of the draft bar at points adjacent the adjacent pulleys of the several pairs and the same providing means for limiting the movement of the looped portions 20, 21, 22 and 23 respectively of these cables in the opposite or rearward direction.

Cooperating with each of the forward disposed portions of the flexible cable is a substantially U-shaped clevis 26. A grooved pulley 27 is supported on the bolt 28 between thel outer free ends ofy the arms of the U-shaped clevises, the bolt 28 extending through the registering openings provided therefor in the free ends of the arms of each clevis.

The looped portie-ns of the intermediate forward disposed portions of the flexible cable are disposed around the respective pulleys as clearly illustrated in Fig. 5. If desired, suitable housings such as are shown at 29 may be provided in connection with the intermediate clevises and the lpulleys associated therewith as clearly illustrated in Fig. l.

The free ends 24E and 25 of the flexible cables are disposed around the pulleys supported in the end clevises and are secured as illustrated at 30. y

A series of singletrees 31 are iiitercoiinected with each other by means of connecting bars 32 and 33 respectively, the same being pivotally 'secured at the respective ends to the intermediate portions of the adjacent singletrees as at 34. The bars 32 are disposed on the upper faces of the singletrees while the bars 33 are secured on the lower faces thereof. This construction is more clearly illustrated in Fig. 4f of the drawings. Each of the singletrees is provided with a rearwardly extending hook 35 the same being adapted for detachable engagement with a ring 36 carried by the respective clevises.

In the present instance, I have shown six clevises and six singletrees, whereby six animals may be attached to the evener, although it is to be understood thatany number of singletreesand clevises therefor may be provided as is desired.

The provision of an evener of the above mentioned character, will causethe pull to be distributed equally amongst the six animals thereby rendering the device very efficient in carrying out the purposes for which the same is designated.

Furthermore the simplicity in which the present evener is constructed, enables the singletree to be readily attached or detached from the clevises with the loss of any considerable length of time or labor.

While I have shown the preferred embodiment of my invention, it is to be understood that by changes in the size, shape and arrangement of parts may be resorted to'without departing from the spirit of the invention and the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what including spaced upper and lower sections,

a pair vof pulleys arranged between the spaced sections adjacent each end. of the draft bar, additional pairs of pulleys arranged between tlie spaced sections and dis-v posed in spaced relation with respect to the end pairs and with respect to each other, a flexible cable extending over thepulleys of each pair, the portion of the cable between each pair being disposed forward, the respective ends of the cable being disposed forward of the draft bar, and interconnected singletrees detachably secured to the respectively forward disposed portions of the cable.

3. An evener of the'class described coinprising an elongated draft bar, the same including spaced upper and lower sections, a pair of,` pulleys arranged between the spaced sections adjacent eachend of the draft bar, additional pairs of pulleys ar-l ranged lbetween the spaced sections and kdisposed iii spacedrelation with respect to the end pairs andv with respect to each other, a flexible cable extendingl over the pulleys of each pair, the portion of the cable between each pair being disposed forwardly, the respective ends of the cable being disposed vforward of the draft bar, a plurality of clevises for the Vrespective forwardly disposed portions of the cable, pulleys associated with the clevises for said forwardly disposed portions of the Vcable, a series of interconnected singletrees, and means for detachably securing the same tothe respective clevises. Y

4. An evener of the class described comprising an elongated draft bar, the same including spaced upper and lower sections, a pair of pulleys arranged between the' spaced sections adjacent each end of the draft bar, additional pairs of pulleys arranged between the spaced sections and disposed in spaced relation with respect to Ytheend pairs and with-respect to veach other, a flexible cable extending over the pulleys of each pair, the portion of the cable between each pair being disposed forwardly, the respective ends of the cable being disposed forward of the the respective clevises, said means comprisdiaft bar, a plurality of clevises for the reing' a hOQk @Xtendhg rearwardly from each spective forwardly disposed portions of the of the singleti'ees, and. a ring carried by 10 Cable pulleys associated with the devises each clevis for cooperation with the respecoi" said forwardly disposed portions of the 1V hOOkS- cable, a series of interconnected singletiees, In testlmony whereof I MEX my Sgnatufe means for detachably securing the same to JACOB J. BENTZ. 

